Chinese are coming and building one of the biggest developments in Ireland

Most people on here who arent Irish would do better to worry about their own countries rather than one that they neither were born nor raised in nor live in! Australians with irish links do not go on in anyway shape or form like Americans do and neither do Canadians or Kiwis. You are the first British person I have ever come across who considers themselves Irish. It was an American phenomenon till I saw this site.

Not only glamourous, but modest too, Ciara. I like this website, because it allows me to debate with the widest number of Irish people worldwide. We are all shaped by our enviroment, but underneath, we share a common background. Different interpretations of Irish identity and culture, that is what I am really interested in. I like to hear of the American experience, the British experience, the Aussie one, and it would be fascinating to hear the experience of those who have settled and started irish communities in less conventional places. If I see something that journal.ie that I can comment on, I shall. I agree that some of the posters on here could do with improving their writing skills, but others are very good and convey their opinions and experiences well.

I may have english ancestry, I dont know. My family has been traced back to the 14th century so the English could have got in there but it doesnt matter. I'm a born & bred Paddy!

Curitiba, check out the journal.ie if you want to debate with Irish people in regards Ireland and Irish events rather than Americans who havent a clue.

Glamorous websites? I dont do glamour! Im well aware of my limitations! The UK didnt have to give us an emergency loan.You gave us a loan because we are your closest trading partners and our economies are very closely linked. We are your biggest market so it was in your countries best interest that we were given a loan and you are getting it back with massive interest so it wasnt for altruistic reasons! If we do well with the Chinese are you afraid that we wont have a reason do deal with the UK? How come only now you've decided that you were born in Ireland? You said before that you had worked in for a bit but didnt fit in. Why the place of birth issue now? Is it because you just made it up?

You must be mistaking me for a proper English person, Ciara. I don't support warmongering at all. In fact, most genuine English people I have discussed this with think this whole invading foreign countries lark is completely insane and don't actually know why the UK is involved at all. It is just a politicians folly, politicians I didn't vote for. You are mistaken when you say that events in Ireland have no effect on the UK at all. Leaving aside the fact I was only born there, and have as much English ancestry as you do (you might have more, how would I know?) even if I was an indigeneous English person, with no interest at all in Ireland, Ireland in our nearest neighbour, with a large part of it ruled by this country. If you decided to turn communist, or sell Ireland to the Chinese, that would be of enormous concern to the UK. Ireland's near-bankruptcy and abandonment by Berlin resulted in the Treasury having to make an emergency multibillion pound loan. If Ireland failed financially, that would have a massive knock-on effect for the UK, possibly dragging it down as well. Nice to have you back Ciara, I thought you'd found a more glamorous website to post your thoroughly entertaining but completely absurd political opinions on! ;)

Aw, isnt it lovely how all you foreigners have such concern for us! It really is wonderful! thanks!

Curitiba, as a Brit, who has your country sold out to? Oh thats right, you supported the US invasion of Iraq under the guise of WMDs! Seriously, worry about your own house before worrying about mine. You tell us that we rely on the Brits or the US too much yet when we do business with other countries, you make it sound like we have let you down when it has absolutely no effect on you or your life whatsoever!

Checked it, thanks Bythebay. Took all of 2 seconds. Now back to Ireland and their desperation to sell out to China...

Beautiful , great news for our nation,the most powerful, educated nation in the world is interested in doing business with us , we should be so grateful. Bring it on China.The Irish nation welcomes you.Cead mile failte go China

Curitiba, you need to check the UK's efforts to entice the Chinese there first since that affects you because you live in England. What happens in Ireland doesn't.

No, Bythebay, that's up to China to decide. Nobody says no to China.

MissSusie, you don't pay taxes in Ireland and have no say in what investment Ireland chooses. That's up to the Irish people to decide.

@VonLiebenitz; obviously, you've been following the Chinese colonisation of Africa. No jobs for Africans, China sends its own workers to do the job.

The Chinese will come.And bring their brutal work ethics with them.But they wont hire any Irish workers.Or very few.They will bring their own people to exploit so that their workers can send all their money back to their families in China.Ireland and particularly the Irish people will see little or no benefit from this apart form the legal kick backs the government treasury will receive under the present casino type conditions of doing business(move some numbers make some profit of other peoples hard sweat) and from floating the related stock on the market to further speculate.Private fortunes will be made.Joe Soap will get nothing but a decreased minimum wage and completely broken and useless unions.In fact the only ethic the chinese people possess is more work more money for the rising and ultra rich.Sound familiar?